IndustryAI-driven referrals surge over 100x in Hungary but fail to replace lost search trafficBetween 2024 and summer 2026, visits from AI interfaces such as ChatGPT and Gemini to Hungarian websites rose from 0.01% to over 1%, a greater-than-100-fold increase, according to JabJab Online Marketing's Q3 2026 AI Traffic Index.2 min read
IndustryGábor Dénes University showcases robots, AI and VR at Researchers’ Night on Sept 25Gábor Dénes Egyetem opens its doors on September 25, 17:00–22:00, with interactive demonstrations and talks spanning drones, industrial and LEGO robots, 3D printing, light painting and virtual reality.3 min read
IndustryGrowing local opposition to AI data centers in the U.S. poses political risks for RepublicansMultiple recent polls show rapidly rising opposition among Americans to building AI data centers in their communities, with major surveys reporting rejection rates between roughly 61% and 71%.2 min read
IndustrySlower AI development could weigh on US markets and economyRecent calls to slow development of leading artificial intelligence models have raised concerns among investors and policymakers, because AI spending has become deeply embedded in the US economy and stock market.3 min read
IndustryWorld-model startups keep commercial plans under wraps despite promising use casesLeading world-model developers including Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs have drawn attention and funding, but are reluctant to disclose concrete product plans or timelines.3 min read
IndustryTech giants and startups race to become users' default AI assistantsA competitive market for persistent personal AI agents has emerged as advances in artificial intelligence give assistants memory, autonomy and the ability to act on users' behalf.3 min read
IndustryCompanies Assess Office Value with Broader, Data-Driven MetricsA joint Savills and CoreNet survey finds that firms no longer rely solely on office attendance to judge workplace performance.4 min read
IndustryAgent-based and Generative AI Become Core Operational Technologies in FinanceA 2026 IIF–EY global survey of 65 financial institutions across eight regions finds that AI has moved from experimentation to live operations across the sector, with generative AI now more widespread than predictive AI and agent-based systems seeing the fastest adoption.6 min read
IndustryLuc Julia: Generative AI reshapes but will not eliminate jobsLuc Julia argues that generative artificial intelligence will transform tasks within occupations rather than wipe out entire professions.4 min read
IndustryPractical test shows generative AI can run parallel business workflows but needs human oversightA Hungarian AI practitioner coordinated roughly 70 hours of AI work over a single weekend while spending about 10 hours of his own time, running up to 12 AI agents in parallel on sales, marketing and development tasks.4 min read
IndustryThe AI Wave's Payoff: a Broad Return of Development EnthusiasmDuring the recent AI wave, the artificial intelligence developer community has increasingly focused on building and delivering products, not just consumption.1 min read
IndustryIMF: Modest EU productivity gains from AI but rising risks without deeper integrationThe International Monetary Fund warns that artificial intelligence could raise European productivity by about 1 percentage point over five years, but its spread also risks widening inequalities, straining electricity networks and increasing dependency on foreign technologies.3 min read
